The man who invented corndogs was a pioneer in the food industry. Although the original creator is unknown, he will remain anonymously in my memory because of his ingenuity.
Corndogs are excellent because they solve the major flaw of hotdogs. With hotdogs, in order to put the meat (and other toppings and such) in the bun, it must have a long lengthwise slice. This would be no big deal, except not all hotdogs and buns are exactly the same size. Also, because of people who want to load up with toppings, the hotdog does not usually find a resting place in the direct center of the bun. As a result, the bread-to-meat ratio is messed up, and the hotdog isn't as good. I have provided an illustration to clarify:
Corndogs solve this issue by uniformly baking the "bun" onto the hotdog. Now, if the creator would have stopped there, he would have made a substantial contribution to society. But, being the wizard-level food creator he was, he decided to add a stick, greatly increasing the convenience of the corndog. Not only was the overall food better, but it was more enjoyable as well.
I know that trying to make improvements to the corndog is like trying to retouch the Mona Lisa, but you could solve the problem of the leftover stick by making them edible.

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